Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-23
sh,mmeripg Ribbons OF Many Dyes.
Feathers PIueked from Many
Birds-Wraps, Wrappers.
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Recipes Tried ahd Trusted-No teS ana
Itinus on Useful Topics.

pie, guileless affair. perfectly innocent OF
sny ulterion designs, it is IN reality more
destructive of home talent than any mil
liners creation in years, regular an
archist bomb.
Shapes have varied very little high
trimming has gone cut, while rIobon
bows ere still popular. They are largely
massed in front, but sye not siX-tooters;
instead of standing bolt upright,
they now lie modestly slong the crown.
The new ribbons are works Of art;
every color is blended in charming har-
mony with O number Of other colOrs IL .
such way az to be brought only by the
intermingling, and betTays itself as the |
folds aud turns present II in different |
lights.
a broad strip of gray locks sober IN
deed-run the ribbon through the fingers /
and, presto, change, silver tlnts come ont
or three or four shades Of red and brown.
Milliners call these glossy materials. and
they are very beautiful, but these are
what will make the amateur milllners
hard one. a bonnet WITH hsrmonzing
tones, each tint shading into another, is
a bonnet worth wearing, difficult to
achieve, yet while thing Of beauty, nc
poets decree can make it g 10y forever,
for alas, on 1t "change, all is change" is
Enthusiastically written.
Next to ribbons the popular fall trim
ming vii, be of feathers, especially breasts
and plumage. Gold and silver cords will
come in largely for subsidiary ernamen-
tstion.
Both fancy feathers and ostrich tips
will be worn. Impion plumsge, parrots
tails, grebe breasts and innumerable
styles OF cocks plumes are shown, as
well as ostrich tips in glsCe effects, there
being two distinct c0lOrs IN each feather
tremendously blended.
Wraps for fall wear are varied in shape,
but no street costume is considered com
plete without one. Shoulder capes are
faVcrites, some are cut long enough 20
reach the waist line, fitting snugly into
the back, little point extends below,
finished with full bow Of Topped ribbon,
the fronts of these have narrow lappets
extending nearly to the knee, and the
whole is trimmed with tape or ball fringe;
passementrie is preferred by some and is
quite SIS modish.
Full sleeves are seen again, but in &
modified form, ard there is little or no
drapery on many OF the new dresses.
Handsome material Is no longer spoiled
by being cut up into fouDces and pleat-
irgs and bias bands, aud young lsGy IN
the plain, full skirt and round waist CT
1870 would not be nOticesbly out Of FASH
ion, especially if she added her silver
belg with its many dangling Orn ments.
There IS a tendency toward individuality
of style, although there will always be
those who prefer to wear the latest fash
ions, be they hideOus or tasteful.
In colors, the yellow TO be used this
fall is q deep orange so vivid that it is
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velvet hat, for instance, lowe -Owned and
undetermined, has as It's single touch 0!
color g tiny bunch OF these orange
aigrettes. There are half a dozen new
green's, none OF them pretty. Absinthe
and pale blue is going to be leading
combination. Red, row SO always, viii
be dsringly, dashingly employed TIL heavy
frosts have killed off natures Carniva
and checked the recklessness which
always, after the latitude Of summer
dressing, characteriZes autumn toilets.
Breakfast wrappers sre very pretty
made with the front reaching from the
neck to the foot of the skirt, slightly TT
ted in to the figure at the waist, and e
the back q vatican fold TO give more
fullness TO the skirt. Close fitting Goa
sleeves.
If thick wrapper Is desired, cashmere
is very serviceable material, sud ma,
be lined with thin silk OF silesia Of tn
same or 8 contrasting color. Cardinal
blue and heliotrcpe are pretty shades, an(
wear well.
Velvet collar and cuffs finish the recl
and sleeves, and long ribbons TWO inChe
wide are used Tor tying together az tn,
neck.
The wrapper may be made open from
An 20 4 nj n
wsy down with small fancy buttons, or
csn be sewed nearly TO the waist, ant
buttoned from there to the neck only.
Il should be hemmed about an inc
deep round the bottom Of the skirt, Il
braid being required.
BLACK SILK DRESSES.
Ladies' Bszsr; Lace and Jet pas
sementerie are the trimmings TO
new dresses OF black silk The Skin
is striped with rows Of jet pas
sementerie down the front and sides, o
else only on one side, while the other sid
is pleated or hiss lace arranged in cas-
csdes. Sometimes 8 jabot Of wild
lace edges front drapery tha
comes from the left hip to the front o
the right side; below this are wild
bands of solid Jet alternating with broa
plests Of the silk. Cord passementerie
are also used on black silks, and a.
sometimes plsced in points above s wild
border Of velvet which trims the foot {
the skirt all around. The silk draperie
are very full and long, caught up on or
SIDE with cord ornament, and are vel
July pleated in the bsck, the plests deel
~ tapped TO extend to the enC
and falling over in soft points on th
tournure. Soft draperies from the shou
Ger to the waist, crossing diagonallY tn
irOnt OF the basque, or else there are d
rectoire revers of velvet with two Ca
cades OF lace down the middle. A girdlt
collar and cuffs of passementerie of je
or else merely of silk cords, are the go
nlture for completing black faille dresse
Inc fayorite fashion of a black velvt
basque with black faille skirts will
worn sgaln with either plain faille
ossketstfiped or else velvet stripe
faille.
NOTES.
pretty autumn costume of gray clot
mas slender vest of dark green velv.
with reVers beside it made of the cloi
stitched on the edges. These reyers psf
over the shoulders and back below hie
standing velvet collar. The vest is bu
toned on by small pearl balls down csc
side.
A new and pretty style of slipper
made with small lapel en- either sic
and held together with very mario
ribbons which are tied in bew-knot, thu
avoiding the trouble of making rosettt